[Calclg-l] Preservation planners

[Zach Dahl]

The City of Los Altos does not have a dedicated preservation planner.  The City currently has 125 historical structures/properties; however we are in the process of evaluating additional properties that may be added to our Historic Resources Inventory.  The City of Los Altos has a population of approximately 28,000 people.

I am the staff liaison to the Historical Commission so I assist in the processing of all historical review applications and scheduling them for review before the Commission, however all planners in our division process historical review applications.  On average, I would say that I spend between 10-20 hours a month on issues related to the Historical Commission and historical project review.

Zachary Dahl, AICP
Associate Planner
 
City of Los Altos
Community Development Department
One North San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022

(650) 947-2633 
(650) 947-2733 (f)
zach.dahl at ci.los-altos.ca.us


-----Original Message-----
From: calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov [mailto:calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov] On Behalf Of Wendy Ward
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 7:05 PM
To: calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
Subject: [Calclg-l] Preservation planners

Greetings to all CLG folks

I¹d like to know from CLG cities the following:
1. IF you have a dedicated preservation planner, how many historical
resources does this individual look-over? And what is the population of your
city/town? 
2. Does this planner collaborate with other planners on other projects or is
there enough work to focus solely on Historical structures?
3. Why was it deemed necessary to hire a preservation planner in your
community? 
4. How do you feel this person has benefited your historic resources, your
community 
5. Is there a synergy, good cooperation between this planner and other
departmental staff or is the planner seen as a hindrance?
6. Is it perceived that the costs for this focused planner has been worth
it? 
7. Is this planner being integrated into Green Building ordinance work?
8. --any added commentary you may feel necessary to add--

Thank you
Wendy Ward
Cultural Heritage Commissioner
City of Napa
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